Hardin's POV:"Never! Come here."My hand shot out, grabbed her arm before she could move another step away from me. I pulled her body closer to where I was standing with enough force that she stumbled forward, crashed into my chest.My grip on her arm was firm. I wasn't letting go no matter how hard she tried to wrench herself free.She pushed against my chest with both palms. I could feel the pressure of her hands shoving hard, trying to force me backward, out of her room, but her small body compared to mine couldn't do much of anything against my weight, the muscle I'd built up over six years of missing her.I stood there like a wall. Didn't budge even an inch."Harper, I'm not going anywhere. If I'll go, that'll be on me making that choice myself, not you pushing me out." The words came out rougher than I wanted them to. I could hear my own desperation bleeding through every syllable like an open wound. "I decide when I leave, not you."My other hand came up. My fingers wrapped ar
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